When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing

Re:When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing by sametmax on Monday July 16, 2018 @02:09AM (#17539107)

Artificial requirements to make the illusion of a connection stronger.

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Re:When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing by kami8845 on Monday July 16, 2018 @08:33AM (#17540769)

I think your assertion that people who were born and grew up in the same country bear 0 resemblance goes against a lot of modern statistics.

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Re:When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing by sametmax on Monday July 16, 2018 @08:50AM (#17540875)

They do but not more or less than footballers, bakers or your neighboor. There is nothing special about football except the idea that it's special.

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Re:When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing by philwelch on Monday July 16, 2018 @10:16AM (#17541390)

I really don’t see what makes the concept of national football teams any more artificial than the concept of nations in the first place.

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Re:When You Watch Sports, Your Brain Thinks You’re Playing by moretai on Monday July 16, 2018 @11:20AM (#17541969)

I don't think anyone would disagree with you there.

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